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Stone Representation Theorem


The Stone representation theorem states that every Boolean algebra is isomorphic to the Boolean algebra of clopen subsets of a compact totally disconnected T2-space. The representing space can be taken to be the Stone space of ultrafilters of the Boolean algebra.


See also

Boolean Algebra, Clopen, Stone Space, Ultrafilter

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References

Halmos, P. Lectures on Boolean Algebras. Princeton, NJ: Van Nostrand, 1963.

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Weisstein, Eric W. "Stone Representation Theorem." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/StoneRepresentationTheorem.html

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